USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)

USS Chancellorsville to be Renamed After Former Slave Who Captured Confederate Ship

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea, Nov. 29, 2022. US Navy Photo

A guided-missile cruiser that was named after a Confederate Civil War victory will be renamed in honor of a former slave who stole a Confederate States Navy ship in South Carolina and delivered it to the Union, the Navy announced in a late Monday statement.

USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) will be renamed after Robert Smalls, a former slave...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/27/uss-chancellorsville-to-be-renamed-after-former-slave-who-stole-confederate-ship

SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Destroyer After MoH Recipient Thomas Gunning Kelley

Thomas Gunning Kelley

ARLINGTON, Va. – The future guided-missile destroyer DDG-140 will be named after Medal of Honor recipient retired Navy Capt. Thomas Gunning Kelley, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on Wednesday.

The Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer will honor Kelley, who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Vietnam War.

Del Toro announced the naming of the ship during his speech at the Surface Navy Association’s annual symposium on Wednesday. Although Kelley...

https://news.usni.org/2023/01/11/secnav-del-toro-names-future-destroyer-after-moh-recipient-thomas-gunning-kelley

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 12, 2022

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 12, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
293
(USS 237, USNS 56)		104
(USS 70, USNS 34)		 76
(47 Deployed, 29 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd...

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 5, 2022

USNI News Graphic

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 5, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
293
(USS 237, USNS 56)		104
(USS 70, USNS 34)		 72
(41 Deployed, 31 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd Fleet

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/05/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-dec-5-2022

USS Chancellorsville Performs South China Sea FONOP, Draws Chinese Protests

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea, Nov. 29, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Tuesday passage of a U.S. guided missile cruiser past a disputed island chain in the South China Sea has drawn protests from Beijing and claims that the People’s Liberation Army expelled the ship from Chinese territorial waters.

According to U.S. 7th Fleet, USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) sailed past the Spratly Island chain on Tuesday as...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/29/uss-chancellorsville-performs-south-china-sea-fonop-draws-chinese-protests

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 28, 2022

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 28, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
292
(USS 236, USNS 56)		100
(USS 65, USNS 35)		 43
(41 Deployed, 2 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd Fleet

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/28/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-nov-28-2022

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 21, 2022

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 21, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
292
(USS 236, USNS 56)		106
(USS 70, USNS 36)		 62
(46 Deployed, 16 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/21/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-nov-21-2022

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 7, 2022

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 7, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
292
(USS 236, USNS 56)		103
(USS 67, USNS 36)		 60
(43 Deployed, 17 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd Fleet

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/07/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-nov-7-2022

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 24, 2022

USNI News Graphic

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 24, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
292
(USS 236, USNS 56)		99
(USS 64, USNS 35)		 74
(44 Deployed, 30 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd Fleet
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